CCTV overtakes Northern Ireland
New £2 million government project to cut crime rates in Northern Ireland
Today the government announced that they will invest in a new £2 million scheme to expand the CCTV coverage in communities across Northern Ireland to battle against crime and anti-social behaviour. There will be total of 87 new cameras installed in 14 areas with high crime rates. The investment in the new strategically placed cameras are designed to make town and city streets safer for the community.
The Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Hanson made a point that criminal or anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated. Mr Hanson was also looking at CCTV technology and other ways it could be deployed to tackle crime. CCTV has proven to be an extremly effective tool in the detection and prevention of criminal activity.
The new system will aid the police in responding efficiantly and also provides evidence in a large number of crime investigations every year. There is much effort being made to make Northern Ireland safer and this is the general feeling around the communities. Many highly regarded officials feel that this CCTV investment will play an important role in the effort to make communities safer. Studies show that people often feel safer in the knoledge that there is CCTV cameras operating within the areas within which they live and work.
In the effort to reduce crime anything that helps to reduce crime or fear of crime should be welcomed. The investment will develop over the next two years where the CCTV cameras will be placed over the 14 town and city centers.
The Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Hanson made a point that criminal or anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated. Mr Hanson was also looking at CCTV technology and other ways it could be deployed to tackle crime. CCTV has proven to be an extremly effective tool in the detection and prevention of criminal activity.
The new system will aid the police in responding efficiantly and also provides evidence in a large number of crime investigations every year. There is much effort being made to make Northern Ireland safer and this is the general feeling around the communities. Many highly regarded officials feel that this CCTV investment will play an important role in the effort to make communities safer. Studies show that people often feel safer in the knoledge that there is CCTV cameras operating within the areas within which they live and work.
In the effort to reduce crime anything that helps to reduce crime or fear of crime should be welcomed. The investment will develop over the next two years where the CCTV cameras will be placed over the 14 town and city centers.